SET INCLUDING A SUPPORT TABLE AND POCKETS CONTAINING SHELLS
The support table assembly with adjustable pocket positioning and extension addresses the limitations of existing shellfish farming systems by allowing for adaptable and efficient handling of shellfish bags in response to weather changes.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023006421
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-06-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-06-21
AI Technical Summary
Existing shellfish farming systems, particularly for oysters, do not allow for easy manipulation or extension of the bags suspended from support tables, making it difficult to adapt to changes in weather conditions or to collect the bags efficiently.
A support table assembly with a frame comprising profiles and longitudinal bars, where the pockets containing shellfish can be suspended or placed on the table, allowing for adjustable positioning and extension of the pockets.
Enables the suspension and extension of pockets containing shellfish, allowing for better adaptability to weather changes and easier manipulation during collection, without the risk of the pockets falling.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SUPPORT TABLE AND POCKETS CONTAINING SHELLS Technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to an assembly comprising a support table and at least one pocket containing shellfish, such as oysters for example. STATE OF THE PRIOR ART
[0002] Currently, the farming of certain shellfish, in particular oysters, is carried out in bags, generally made of plastic, which are suspended from support tables.
[0003] The support tables are arranged on the floor one after the other. Each support table is held individually by floor fixings.
[0004] In the context of breeding, it may be necessary to manipulate the bag and in particular to lengthen it, for example when collecting the bag or to adapt the system according to changes in the weather, for example between summer and winter where waves and swell can increase significantly. Such manipulation is not provided for in the context of the use of a table of the state of the art.
[0005] It is therefore necessary to find an arrangement which allows a pocket to be suspended or extended as required. Statement of the invention
[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly comprising a support table and at least one pocket containing shellfish, such as for example oysters, which can be suspended from the support table or lying on the support table.
[0007] For this purpose, a set is proposed comprising:
[0008] - a support table comprising a frame made up of at least two profiles, each comprising a horizontal connecting bar and two horizontal longitudinal bars where each is fixed perpendicular to each connecting bar and spaced apart from each other by a distance 'D', where each longitudinal bar has two extensions which extend said longitudinal bar beyond each end profile, and where for each connecting bar, the distance 'between a longitudinal bar and the nearest end of each connecting bar is between 20 and 30 cm, and
[0009] - a pocket containing shells which comprises fixing means for being suspended from a longitudinal bar between two joining bars, where the pocket has a height 'h',
[0010] where the distance 'D' is at least equal to the height 'h'.
[0011] With such an arrangement, it is possible to lengthen the pockets on the table.
[0012] Advantageously, the distance 'd' is equal to 25 cm.
[0013] Advantageously, each extension has a length of between 100 mm and 150 mm. Brief description of the drawings
[0014] The above-mentioned features of the invention, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being made in relation to the attached drawings, among which:
[0015] [Fig-1] is a perspective view of an assembly according to the invention with the pockets suspended, and
[0016] [Fig.2] is a perspective view of the whole of [Fig.l] with the pockets lying down.
[0017] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0018] [Fig.l] and [Fig.2] show an assembly 100 according to the invention.
[0019] The assembly 100 comprises a support table 101a and at least one pocket 101b which is intended to contain shellfish, in particular oysters.
[0020] The support table 101a comprises a frame 102 consisting of at least two profiles 106 (here five in number) each taking the shape of an inverted U. Each profile 106 is inscribed in a vertical plane P and the planes P associated with the different profiles 106 are parallel to each other.
[0021] Each profile 106 comprises two legs 106a-b and a connecting bar 106c with two ends.
[0022] Each leg 106a-b extends generally vertically and has a lower end which carries a foot 104 for resting on the ground and a high end opposite the lower end. Each high end is fixed to one of the ends of the connecting bar 106c which extends horizontally.
[0023] The frame 102 also comprises two longitudinal bars 108a-b parallel to each other and extending horizontally and perpendicularly to the planes P.
[0024] Each longitudinal bar 108a-b is fixed, for example by welding, to each of the joining bars 106c of different profiles 106 of the frame 102. Each longitudinal bar 108a-b is perpendicular to each joining bar 106c.
[0025] Between two successive profiles 106, there are therefore two longitudinal bars 108a-b and a pocket 101b can be suspended from each of them.
[0026] Each pocket 101b is suspended from the longitudinal bar 108a-b by means of fixing means 111, such as for example flexible ties.
[0027] Each pocket 101b has a height 'h' which is in a vertical direction when pocket 101b is suspended, a length 'L' which is parallel to bars 108a-b and a thickness '1'.
[0028] Depending on the movements of the water, a pocket 101b must be free to move around the longitudinal bar 108a-b to which it is attached. The two longitudinal bars 108a-b are therefore separated from each other by a distance 'D' at least equal to the height 'h' modulo the size of the fixing means 111. Thus, each pocket 101b can freely rotate around a longitudinal bar 108a-b without hitting the other.
[0029] According to a particular embodiment, the distance 'D' is of the order of 800 mm and the height 'h' is of the order of 500 mm.
[0030] According to a particular embodiment, the distance between two successive profiles 106 is of the order of 1070 mm and the length 'L' is of the order of 1000 mm.
[0031] [Fig.2] shows the assembly 100 when the pockets 102b are detached and placed on the table 101a.
[0032] In order to ensure that each pocket 101b sits properly on the table 101a, each longitudinal bar 108a-b extends beyond the frame 102, i.e. beyond the profile 106 arranged at each end. Thus, each longitudinal bar 108a-b has two extensions 10a-b which extend said longitudinal bar 108a-b on either side of the frame 102, i.e. beyond each end profile 106. Each extension 10a-b has a length of between 100 mm and 150 mm.
[0033] For each connecting bar 106c, each longitudinal bar 108a-b is fixed to said connecting bar 106c at a minimum distance 'd' from each end of said connecting bar 106c. The minimum distance 'd' is at least equal to 20 cm.
[0034] For each connecting bar 106c, the distance between a longitudinal bar 108a-b and the closest end of each connecting bar 106c is between 20 and 30 cm and preferably equal to 25 cm.
[0035] With such an arrangement, each pocket 101b which is suspended from the table 101a can also be extended on the table 101a at an intersection between a connecting bar 106c and a longitudinal bar 108a-b without risk of falling, because it is supported by a cross constituted by a longitudinal bar 108a-b and a connecting bar 106c.
Claims
Claims
1. Assembly (100) comprising: - a support table (101a) comprising a frame (102) consisting of at least two profiles (106), each comprising a horizontal connecting bar (106c) and two horizontal longitudinal bars (108a-b) where each is fixed perpendicular to each connecting bar (106c) and spaced from each other by a distance 'D', where each longitudinal bar (108a-b) has two extensions (110a-b) which extend said longitudinal bar (108a-b) beyond each end profile (106), and where for each connecting bar (106c), the distance 'between a longitudinal bar (108a-b) and the nearest end of each connecting bar (106c) is between 20 and 30 cm, and - a pocket (101b) containing shells which comprises fixing means (111) for being suspended from a longitudinal bar (108a-b) between two joining bars (106c), where the pocket (101b) has a height 'h',where the distance 'D' is at least equal to the height 'h'.,
2. Assembly (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance 'd' is equal to 25 cm.
3. Assembly (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that each extension (110a-b) has a length of between 100 mm and 150 mm.